My Fave Turtle

LOOK AT MONA SHES ALL FLUSTERED AND RAPHS TRYNA IMPRESS HER STOP IM GONNA SCREAM

You’re telling me this is what their rooms were originally supposed to look like?!

Ever since the ROTTMNT movie came out, I've been pretty obsessed with the 2012 and 2018 TMNTs, I love both versions and I love the personalities of all the turtles.

So when I went on the internet with the intention of reading some crossover fanfics between these two versions, it filled me with great sadness to see people writing about how "abusive" the 2012 brothers are and how "healthy" the 2018 brothers are.

Me personally I don't see the brothers from 2012 being abusive, as their interactions remind me of the ones I have with my friends, who are almost like my brothers. When I saw your TMNT fanfic where you didn't drag the 2012 turtles through the mud just for having different ways of loving other than physical contact, I was filled with a lot of emotion and affection for your work. I think what I like the most is that you include more action. LITERALLY the ninja turtles is action with plot, it is the best of the franchise definitely.

Chapter 8 is so close to being done ADHD please just let me write I want more nice comments!!!

what a way to celebrate saving the world

Leo's Mom Moments™ counter in Turtle Temper:

Shushes and lightly scolds Raph and Mikey to be quiet on missions

Stops them again with a, "Alright, enough," when Raph is forcing praises out of the youngest.

Grabs Raph's arm, stopping him from pulling out his sai and attacking human Spiderbytez and says, "Let's go."

Gets mockingly called Mommy by the dude right afterwards.

Is the first one to reach forth and hold Raph back when his brother's weapon was called Salad Tongs and Raph tried to attack. (Donnie and Mikey join later.)

Elbows his brother so he would say, "Please"

"Okay okay. Thankyou, Raphael, I will take over." (Manages to make him mellow out with just an upset pout like a child)

Worries about Raph walking away from the fight all of a sudden and gets distracted enough to be downed temporarily.

Disappointed Mom Lecture ™

Going, "Not now, Donnie," when in lecture mode.

"Hey." Stops Donnie and Mikey from beating each other up when they're pulling their silly shenanigans and then shushes them with a glare.

Shushes human Spiderbytez

"Don't worry. The four of us can handle it." (Tries to reassure)

This proud smile:

"Well, you've been punished long enough. Come join us." (If this isn't a Mom dialogue, I don't know what is.)

Gives a proud compliment at the end.

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Also, just seeing Raph listening to Leo throughout the episode (when he wasn't too angry that is) like a duckling following it's mother. Like, he mellowed down with an angry pout so many times!

Counting all these moments, it makes sixteen in total, in a single episode! Imagine how much could there be collectively throughout the series and in-universe comics and the Half-Shell Heroes movie.

I think I should do Leo's Mom Moments counter for every episode I rewatch now. See how high it actually is throughout the series.

This is so cute, I always loved the dynamic between Leo 2012 and Miguel Angel 2012. while Leo finds Mickey endearing and Mickey finds Leo a comforting and safe place.

Chapter 10 wip

Here’s the short comic I made for @pichikui​’s Danny Phantom charity zine, GOING GHOST! She’s selling digital copies on her gumroad if anyone missed out! Profits are donated to RAICES 👻💀!!

can you believe she ran away from it all?